Main Ref. | Marais, J.F.K., 1984 | ||
Fish stage | recruits/juv. | Mean length | 28.40 SL |
Sample size | 14 | Percent empty | |
Country | South Africa | Locality | Swartkops estuary, 1975-1979 |
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Diet percent | Food I | Food II | Food III | Prey stage | Item Name | Comments |
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0.40 % | plants | other plants | benthic algae/weeds | n.a./others | Spartina capensis | Spartina capensis |
93.20 % | nekton | finfish | bony fish | juv./adults | Liza richardsoni | 78.8% Liza richardsoni,3.4% Gobiidae, 1.3% Gilchristella aestuarius, 3.1% Lutjanus spp., 0.9% Soleidae |
1.00 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | n.a./other benth. crustaceans | juv./adults | Penaeus indicus | 0.1% Penaeidae, 0.3% Penaeus indicus, 0.3 Palaemon pacificus, 0.3% Brachyura |
5.40 % | zoobenthos | benth. crust. | shrimps/prawns | juv./adults | Upogebia africana | Upogebia africana |